Improved appabatus foe charging gas-betobts



J. P. SNEDIKER & W. F. BAILEY. APPARATUS FOR CHARGING GAS RETORTS.

No. 75,308. Patented Mar. 10,- 1868.

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JAMES F. SNEDIKER AND WILLIAM F. BAILEY, OF BRISTOL, PENNSYLVANIA.

Letters Patent lV'o. 75,308, dated .March 10, 1868.

IMPROVED APPARATUS FOR CHARGING GAS RETORTS.

TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: I,

Be it known, that we, JAMES-F. simmer and WILLIAM E. BAILEY, of Bristol,Bucks county, Pennsylvania, have invented an Improved Gas-RetortCharger; and wc do hereby declare the following to bee full, clear, andexact descriptionpf the same. I

Our invention consists of a truck, carrying a series .ol'scoops orchargers, which are constructed and Arranged upon the truck, as fullydescribed hereafter, so as to facilitate the removal'of-coal from thebins or h/eap's, its transportation to the gas-reto'rts, and itsintroduction into the latter,

In order to enable others skilled in, the art to make and use ourinvention, we will now proceed to describe its construction andoperation, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, which formsa part of this specification, and in which- Figure 1 is a sectionalelevation of our improved gas-retort charger,

Figure 2, a plan view.

Figures 3 and 4, end views of one of the scoops; and

Figures 5 and 6, plan views offigs. 3 and 4 A is the frame of a truck,which rests on wheels a a; and on a bracket, 12', secured to and formingpart of frame, are sockets c c c, the socket a being on a line with thecentre of the truck, and the sockets c abeing on opposite sides of thesaid line,as shown in fig. 2. In each socket fits a pin at the lower endofa swivelbeoring, 11, (only one of which is shown in the drawing,) andin this bearing turns a friction-roller, w, on which rests the handlefof a scoop or charger, C, the, outer end of the handle projectingbeneath a hooked rod, 9', at the rear ofthe truck. The haclf of eachscoop consists of three plates n i 1., the former being secured to thehandlef, and through slots in the plates 2', pass screw-bolts e, bywhich the said plates are secured to the plate 9t, so as to beadjustable laterally thereon. To each plate 1' is secured one of thesides m of the scoop, and at .the lower edge of each side is a groovefor the reception of a rib on the edge of one of two plates 0-0, whichconstitute the bottom, of the scoop. Arms s 8, attached to the plate 0,project beneath the plate 0, and are secured to the latter by bolts epassing through slots in the arms and into the plate. To the inner endof the bottom, '5, is secured a rod, 77., which extends beneath thehau'dlef, through an opening in the bearing 11, and is supported at theouter end in ,a link hanging from the end ofthe handle. At each side ofthe j scoop is aroller, t, or a purpose described hereafter. a

The scoops, after being filled with coal, are brought'to the positionshown in fig. 2, and the trnckis placed in front of the retorts to. becharged, at right angles to the same. A retort is now opened, the scoopopposite the same is turned at right angles to the truck, and isintroduced into the retort, the rollers t bearing on the bottom of theretort, and the handle f resting on the roller w. When the scoop is inthe proper position, the contents are discharged by drawing back the redIt and bottom F the scoop is then withdrawn and is secured in its firstposition on the truck. After all the scoops have been emptied of theircontents, the truck is moved back to the bin, where the scoops are againfilled by turning them at right,- angles to the truck, andintroducingthem into the openings in the side of the bin.

Owing to the arrangement of the sockets c c 0",the scoops may be broughtnearly parallel to each other, so that the apparatus when loadedoccupies but little room, and is well'baleuced.

-By loosening the bolts e e, both the'sides and the bottom plates of thescoop may be adjusted so as to increase or diminish the witdh of thescoop, to adapt it to retorts of diflerent sizes. i

Inasmuch as one scoop may be operated without disturbing the others, theretorts maybe charged singly, or a number may be filled simultaneously.

We do not claim broadly a truck carrying a series of scoops or chargers;but

We claim as our invention, and desire to secure by Letter Patent- 1. Thetruck A and'its swivel-bearings d, in combihat'ion with a series orscoops, G,'the handles of which rest on and slidein -the said bearings,substantially as and for the purpose described. i

2. A sliding bottom, F, in combination with a scoop, C, substantiallyas-end for the purpose specified.

3. A scoop, consisting of adjustable side-pieces m m, and bottom piecesa 0, constructed, arranged, and connected to the handle f, substantiallyas and for the purpose set forth.

4. The wheels t, in combination with a scoop, C, for the purposedescribed- JAMES F. SNEDIKER,

WM. F. BAILEY. Witnesses:

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